Sunday, July 24, 2011

What an insane week. So much news to cover.First and sadly, the news of Amy Winehouse's death came out as I prepared for this show. The news came out of left field and was shocking to say the least. Say what you will of Amy and her demons but she was a great talent and will be missed.We open the show with a couple of Amy's great performances.

Of course, much will be said of the fact that she was 27 with references to The 27 Club. There were 2 other tragic deaths of modern British musicians at 27. Pete de Freitas (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Richey James Edwards (Manic Street Preachers). Ok before you get all riled up (and believe me some already have) Richey is missing and presumed dead. And he does appear on many lists of performers dying to young.So we play Echo & The Manics as well.

The 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist was announced Tuesday. Tonight we run down the list and play a track from each nominated album. Some are regulars to the show and some aren't. This might be the first time in 20+ years that a regular jazz track has been featured on the show.Who are you picking to win? I'd say Adele but with the committees habit of picking albums from the fringes who knows. She may be too popular. My heart is rooting for Everything Everything or James Blake.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

My mind is somewhere else right now. To busy thinking about how freaking hot it's going to be for the next week. Work will be hell. Not looking forward to that let me tell you. Sorry, I digress.

So much great new music tonight. The Horrors in the lp session. That album should be huge, and it is that good. The new We Were Promised Jetpacks track is ace as well. I'm loving Those Little Green Cars. Big Deal are getting better with each track I hear. Not to bad for the typical summer lull.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Why don't you take a long look at my middle digit! Art Brut are f-in brilliant!Too bad there isn't an actual video for this track, imagine how amazing that would be.

More bad news on the live front for the Detroit area. Ladytron, OMD, Elbow and now The Vaccines have left the D off their tour itineraries. I know, right! Remember when Detroit was a musical mecca? The news isn't all bad, Gold Panda will stopping in Ann Arbor in October.

To download this show follow these links(or use the podcast link at the top of the page);Part One - 10pm - midnight http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/383-Cowboys_and_Indies-20110709-2200-t1310245200.mp3

Part Two - midnight - 12:30amhttp://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/380-Cowboys_and_Indiies-20110710-0000-t1310252401.mp3

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Happy Canada day to my fellow Canucks around the globe! Party on eh, you hosers!(Canadians will get that reference...lol)To open up the show my fave Canadian track of all time Martha & The Muffin's Echo Beach. You heard it before on the show and you will again for sure. There is no official video that I can find but I found this great montage video. At the end of the blog a second helping of Echo Beach. This one is the great cover from Toyah Wilcox.

About Me

For over 20 years, Cowboys & Indies has been the home of the British Indie and Alternative scene for the Windsor/Detroit area. Hosts Marc & Scott, veterans of local record stores, decided that it was time to bring the British Indie/Alternative sound to the masses. Each week we strive to play the very best in the British Alternative and Independent music scene. Most of our featured music is comprised of imports and domestic items as well as music from our own collections and currents from the on-air studio. Each week we preview new releases and an upcoming album in The LP Session. We also take listener requests.